Waterfowl decoy

Abstract

A waterfowl decoy that can assembled from a flat, planar sheet to a 3-dimensional decoy that is capable of stacking while assembled. Decoy comprises a sheet and an anchor. The sheet has an outer periphery shaped to resemble a waterfowl when the sheet is assembled in a 3-dimensional state, with a head, body and shoulder. The sheet substantially symmetrical about a longitudinal axis, except for a bifurcated head. The head has a pair of members that are specifically asymmetrical to appear more realistic. The sheet also has a pair of shoulder segments that are aligned by flexing the sheet along the longitudinal axis and securing using an anchor. A plurality of decoys may be stacked, while in a fully assembled state and with anchors intact. While stacked, the anchors may be moved to a position that locks the stack so that individual decoys cannot be removed until the anchors are moved to a position that releases the stack.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A decoy for waterfowl, said decoy comprising: 
       a sheet having a longitudinal axis extending between a front end and a rear end, said sheet having:  
       a body portion positioned near said rear end,  
       a head portion positioned near said front end, and  
       a pair of shoulder members positioned between said body and said head; and  
       an anchor securing said pair of shoulder members together when said sheet is flexed about its longitudinal axis, thereby transforming said sheet to an assembled state,  
       wherein said sheet is dimensioned and configured to be stacked with a plurality of said sheets while in said assembled state without removing said anchor, and  
       wherein said anchor is movable between a first position wherein the top end of said anchor engages the head portion of the lowermost sheet that prevents removal of said sheet from the stack and a second position that allows removal of said sheet from the stack.  
     
     
       2. The decoy as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said anchor prevents placement of additional sheets on the stack in said first position. 
     
     
       3. The decoy as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said anchor allows placement of additional sheets on the stack in said second position. 
     
     
       4. The decoy as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said sheet is capable of rotating about said anchor when said sheet is in said assembled state. 
     
     
       5. A decoy for waterfowl, said decoy comprising: 
       a continuous sheet being configured in a three-dimensional assembled state so as to resemble a predetermined waterfowl, said sheet having a longitudinal axis extending between a front end and a rear end;  
       a body portion positioned near said rear end;  
       a head portion positioned near said front end, said head portion including a first head segment and a second head segment wherein said second head segment forms the entire beak portion of said head portion;  
       a pair of shoulder members positioned between said body; and  
       an anchor connected to said sheet for insertion into the ground; wherein said anchor is moveable between a first position wherein the top end of said anchor engages the head portion of the lowermost sheet that prevents removal of said sheet from the stack and a second position that allows removal of said sheet from the stack.  
     
     
       6. The decoy as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said sheet is dimensioned and configured to be stacked with a plurality of said sheets while in said assembled state. 
     
     
       7. The decoy as recited in  claim 5 , wherein said second head segment is connected to said first head segment such that said second head segment proximate to said front of said sheet is substantially centered along said longitudinal axis. 
     
     
       8. A stack of decoys for waterfowl, said stack of decoys comprising: 
       a plurality of sheets wherein each sheet of said plurality of sheets has a front end and a rear end defining a longitudinal axis therebetween, each sheet of said plurality of sheets having a body portion positioned near said rear end, a head portion positioned near said front end and a pair of shoulder members positioned between said body and said head; and  
       a plurality of anchors wherein each anchor of said plurality of anchors fastens together a pair of shoulder members of a respective sheet, and  
       wherein at least one anchor of said plurality of anchors is movable between a first position where the top end of at least one anchor of said plurality of anchors engages the head portion of the lowermost sheet in the stack that prevents removal of at least one sheet of said plurality of sheets from the stack and a second position that allows removal of at least one sheet of said plurality of sheets from the stack.  
     
     
       9. The stack of decoys as recited in  claim 8 , wherein at least one anchor of said plurality of anchors is movable to a position that prevents placement of additional sheets on the stack. 
     
     
       10. The stack of decoys as recited in  claim 8 , wherein at least one anchor of said plurality of anchors is movable to a position that allows placement of additional sheets on the stack.